nycdaug Chapter 289 The moon wanes when it is full, and water overflows when it is full!
Chapter 289 The moon wanes when it is full, and water overflows when it is full!
"Say no more. You're my wife. If something happens to you, how am I supposed to live? Don't you know what a man you are capable of? What can a little aftershock do to me?"
Having said that, he picked up the kettle that was placed aside, unscrewed the lid,
"Here, have a drink."
"I'm not thirsty."
"Listen to me, this isn't ordinary water. It's been soaked in top-grade wild ginseng. I was buried here for three days, and it was this water that kept me going. Here, let me feed you!"
He brought the teapot to his wife's luscious red lips and sipped it slowly, letting the man serve her. She drank almost half a pot, and soon a slight blush appeared on her pale face.
"Yuemin, when the landslide happened, how did you manage to escape?"
“There’s no time to hide, your man is lucky,” Zhong Yuemin said.
“The passage wasn’t completely blocked; there was a tiny gap. I desperately backed away, trying to find a place to hide. I stayed there for three days with just this pot of water, waiting for rescue.”
He made up an excuse; the truth was, in that life-or-death moment, if he had stayed in the passageway under such immense pressure, there would have been no chance of survival. He immediately slipped into his spatial dimension, where he ate and drank well. The reason he didn't come out was because everyone outside had witnessed him being buried under the rubble and then emerging as if nothing had happened—it was too terrifying. He just went along with the 'drill.' But now he regretted it, making his wife worry so much.
Distressed!
Zhong Yuemin said, "I'll have someone bring you some food."
Zhou Xiaobai shook her head slightly, "I'm not hungry, I just want to hold you and never let you leave again."
“Listen to me, your dad said he hasn’t eaten or drunk much in the past three days. If you collapse, I’ll have to come and take care of you.”
Just then, Zhang Haiyang's loud voice came from outside.
"Yuemin, you son of a bitch, you're finally out! We brothers worked day and night to get you out..."
As soon as the words were spoken, the person entered, and upon seeing the two embracing on the bed, their expression became exaggerated.
"Oh dear, I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry. The young couple are being very affectionate. It seems I've come at the wrong time. Perhaps I should come back later?"
But they showed no sign of leaving.
Zhong Yuemin was annoyed, but he didn't care. He still held his wife tightly. Zhou Xiaobai, being a girl, didn't have her husband's thick skin. She struggled to get off the hospital bed, her face flushed with embarrassment, and straightened her clothes.
Zhong Yuemin shouted,
"Get in here!"
"Alright!" Zhang Haiyang walked over with a smile, followed by Ning Wei and Man Tun outside.
The three approached the bedside. Zhang Haiyang looked the person over; aside from a minor arm injury, their complexion was rosy, and they were in good spirits—better than the rest of them. It seemed the power of love was truly great.
"Yuemin, I knew you were lucky. It would have been so frustrating if you had been buried alive by a small aftershock."
Zhong Yuemin saw that the three men were covered in dust and dirt, their military uniforms so worn that their original color was unrecognizable. These three had been at the rescue site for the past three days, working the hardest.
"You've all worked hard, go back and rest first. By the way, Xiaobai, let me introduce you. You definitely know Ning Wei, and this is Man Tun. He took good care of me in the army. He's from the Yimeng revolutionary base area in Shandong."
Zhou Xiaobai reached out his hand,
"Hello, my name is Zhou Xiaobai, and I'm Yuemin's girlfriend. I've often heard Yuemin talk about you; you used to sew and mend his clothes and blankets when he was in the army. Thank you."
Mantun is an honest and simple man. To be honest, he has never seen many women, let alone this delicate girl in front of him, whose skin is whiter than white flour. He had heard Yuemin mention that his girlfriend's family background was extraordinary. Her father was the commander of the military region. In ancient times, she would be a princess or a noblewoman.
Now you should shake hands with people!
He wiped his pants several times with his right hand before carefully shaking hands with the person, his speech slurred.
"You...hello, Yuemin is my good buddy. I didn't take care of you. It was Yuemin, Haiyang, Ningwei and the others who took care of me, and my whole family too."
He shook hands briefly and then quickly pulled away; his shy and bashful demeanor amused everyone. Zhang Haiyang joked:
“Mantun, never seen a woman from the capital before? That’s easy. When you go to the capital sometime, have Yuemin take a good picture of you. Let me tell you, don’t let Yuemin’s current position as a platoon leader fool you. He’s a notorious womanizer back in the capital. He can’t resist any pretty girl. He flirts with every one of them. Xiaobai couldn’t escape his clutches either.”
Zhou Xiaobai kicked out with one of her long legs.
"Get lost! You're the one who flirts with every girl you see. Yuemin was corrupted by you, Zheng Tong, and Yuan Jun. My Yuemin is pure, hmph!"
"Hey hey!"
Zhang Haiyang shouted in a high-pitched voice.
"He's pure? Ha! If this guy is pure, then there's probably no one of pure character left in the world."
Mantun is still the most sensible.
"Haiyang, Ningmei, since Yuemin is alright, let him rest well. Let's go do disaster relief."
The three then left, and the noisy scene immediately quieted down.
In the following days, he didn't go to the disaster relief efforts. He became injured and stayed in the hospital bed. Xiaobai would bring him three meals a day and even feed him by hand. Every night, she would wipe his body, wash his feet, and massage his shoulders. There was even someone to serve him in bed. At first, his wife was unwilling, but after his persistent pleading, she finally gave in, and they lived a life of luxury.
"Oh dear, being a wounded soldier is great! No work to do, food and drink provided every day, and beautiful women to sleep with at night—it's better than being a living god!"
He was now embracing his wife, the two of them nestled close together, his hands roaming freely, her breasts full and fragrant. Zhou Xiaobai blushed, shyly...
"You're just talking nonsense. That's all we can do. Someone'll be coming in soon!"
She was genuinely afraid that this scoundrel would do something reckless, but she couldn't bear to see him do such a thing while disaster relief efforts were underway outside. It would be incredibly embarrassing for the two of them to act like this.
Zhong Yuemin whispered in his daughter-in-law's ear,
"I put up a sign on the door that says 'Critically ill patient, unauthorized personnel are strictly prohibited from entering,' and no one will disturb us."
"That's not OK!"
Zhou Xiaobai grabbed the thieving hand that was playing tricks on her chest, her eyes darting around, her breathing slightly erratic.
"You're so energetic, how can you be a seriously ill patient!"
Even as a doctor, she was astonished by her man's recovery ability. In just a few days, he was not only fully recovered, but also as strong as an ox. She was both delighted and apprehensive.
"Yuemin, you...you just have to bear with it a little longer. Wait until you come home to visit your family for the Chinese New Year this year."
"That would be a long time coming. The moon wanes after it's full, and water overflows when it's full. Everything has its limits. If you go too far, it will backfire. Honey, as a doctor, I don't think I need to explain further, do I?"
Zhou Xiaobai glanced at the white hair, got out of bed, straightened her clothes, went to the tent entrance, peeked outside, and seeing nothing amiss, returned to the bedside and climbed in.
Then, blushing, she slipped one hand under the covers and gave him a tender 'glare'.
"bad guy!"
"...No, Xiaobai, you've misunderstood me...Hiss, hiss, hiss..."